Improvement in cooking-stoves



NATHAN O. BOND, OF FAIRFAX OOURT-HOUSE, VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COOKING=STOVES.

Specification forming pa1t cf Letters Patent N0. 123,225, dated J anuary30, 1872.

' the attachment. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sect-ion 0f the Sameapplied to a 000king-st0ve.

A may represent a cooking-stove 0f any snitable for1n having c0mmonholes 011 t0p for reception 0t' cooking vessels. B represents thebottom. C the sides, and D the t0p 0t' my smmner furnace. The bott01n Bis made witl1 a sin g1e openin g, b, t0 fit over one 0f thest0v'el101es, and the opening b is prferably surrounded by a flange, b,to fitwithin the said hole in the stove. Tl1e t0p D 0f the furnace isprovided with tw0 openings, (Z e, in 0110 0f which a stov -cover mag beplaced, or one, or both of them, may receivecooking vessels. fis adraught aperture in the front end. g represents a deflector, whieh' Iprefer t0 apply 0ver 01 within the opening b, to cause the heated gasest0 pass more fully in contact with a tea-ket-tle 0r cooking-vesse],which 1nay be sei: in the opening e. Tl1is defleotor may project abovethe surface 0f the bottom B, as shown in the drawing; but when thefurnace is 0f moderate height, I preferthe art gto be in the commonplane 0f the botto1n so as to avoid obstrueting the draught-the openingb being made of any necessary eapacity. h h are ridges formed 111 thebottom B t0 allow a draught under the fue1. The ent-ire furnace 1nay becast in tw0 pieces ab moderate expense.

In operation, a fire is made in the furnace by introducing a smallquantity ot' kindling w00d, charcoal 01 other ligh tfi1elthrough theopening d. The 0penings d and e and all the inlets t0 the st0ve being110W elosed an active draught will be ca used through thefurnace, andowing to the proxin1it-y 0f the fire t0 the 000king vessels anynecessary am0unt 0f cooking f01 a private family 1nay be perfor1ned withtrifling expenditure 0f fuel and without any considerable radiation 0fheat.

One great advantage in my improved furnace is that the draught is ahnosthorizontal instead of being in a downward directi0n, as is the case Withm0st deviees 0f this dass.

VVhen used pon the front pzirtof a (30111111011 flat-top cooking-stove,enough heat will be co1nmunicated t0 a cooking vessel set in thestovehole in the rear 0f the opening b t0 warm any article 0f food.

I clain1 as 1ny invention- 1. The furnace B C D, constructed as hereindeseribed, t0 adaptit for nse upon the t0p 0f a cookingstove t0 receive0ne 01 n1ore 000king-vessels 011 t0p and t0 take the draughthorizontally through an opening, f, at 0ne end, all substantially as andf0r the purposes Set f01th.

2. I claim the combination of the openings fand b, and deflector g, in asum1ner t'urna0e, arranged t0 operate, substantially as und for thepurposes set fort-h.

NATHAN O. BUND.

Witnesses:

OO'IAVIUS KNIGHT, WALTER ALLEN.

